More than $21,000 in prize money will be at stake when the winners are announced April 5 in San Marcos, according to a TIL press release issued Tuesday. At that meeting, Rolando Hinojosa will be recognized for his lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle, and Jan Reid will receive TIL's Lon Tinkle Award for his distinguished career in Texas letters.

The TIL, according to its website, exists "to stimulate interest in Texas letters and to recognize distinctive literary achievement." Membership in the venerable organization is by invitation only and is based on making substantial contribution to Texas literature and culture. Past winners include Sarah Bird, Cormac McCarthy and Mary Karr.